Illusion and Reality in Community Research on Day Care

• Main Authors: Fowler, William, Kahn, Nasim
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 20.04.1976
• Subjects: Child Caregivers; Child Rearing; Community Role; Comparative Analysis; Cost Effectiveness; Day Care; Educational Assessment; Employed Women; Financial Support; Home Visits; Infant Behavior; Infants; Measurement Techniques; Mothers; Ontario (Toronto); Parent Attitudes; Parent Role; Program Evaluation; Public Support; Student Teacher Ratio; Canada (Toronto)

This paper outlines the design and outcomes of an investigation comparing a day care program and home-rearing of infants and preschool children and discusses at length some issues involved in day care research. The study proposed to develop and evaluate a program at a Toronto municipal day care cent...